Its story

HIP 74993 has a visual magnitude of about 8.81: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 74993: right ascension 15h 19m 27s, declination −48° 30′ 30″ (J2000), in the region of the Lupus constellation (IAU figure Lup).

HIP 74993. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 74993, HD 135884, Gaia DR3 5902662241707939840. In the SkyKeepsake Lupus (Lup) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.